The difference between Antecedent and Conditional

When used as nouns, antecedent means any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing, whereas conditional means a conditional sentence.

When used as adjectives, antecedent means earlier, either in time or in order, whereas conditional means limited by a condition.

check bellow for the other definitions of Antecedent and Conditional

  1. Antecedent as an adjective:

    Earlier, either in time or in order.

    Examples:

    "an event antecedent to the Biblical Flood"

    "an antecedent cause"

  2. Antecedent as an adjective:

    Presumptive.

    Examples:

    "an antecedent improbability"

  1. Antecedent as a noun:

    Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.

  2. Antecedent as a noun:

    An ancestor.

  3. Antecedent as a noun (grammar):

    A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.

  4. Antecedent as a noun (logic):

    The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.

  5. Antecedent as a noun (logic):

    The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.

    Examples:

    "rfex en"

  6. Antecedent as a noun (math):

    The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.

  7. Antecedent as a noun (mostly, in the plural):

    Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.

  1. Conditional as a noun (grammar):

    A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.

  2. Conditional as a noun (grammar):

    The conditional mood.

  3. Conditional as a noun (logic):

    A statement that one sentence is true if another is.

    Examples:

    "A implies B" is a conditional."

  4. Conditional as a noun (programming):

    An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.

    Examples:

    "<code>if</code> and <code>while</code> are conditionals in some programming languages."

  5. Conditional as a noun (obsolete):

    A limitation.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  1. Conditional as an adjective:

    Limited by a condition.

    Examples:

    "I made my son a conditional promise: I would buy him a bike if he kept his room tidy."

  2. Conditional as an adjective (logic):

    Stating that one sentence is true if another is.

    Examples:

    "A implies B" '' is a conditional statement."

  3. Conditional as an adjective (grammar):

    Expressing a condition or supposition.

    Examples:

    "a conditional word, mode, or tense"

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